Ureteral stent
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsIsaac Ostrovsky, Jozef Slanda, Jianmin Li, Hamid Davoudi, Robert T. Miragliuolo
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Abstract
In some embodiments, a ureteral stent includes an elongate member having a first portion and a second portion, which is coupled to the first portion. The first portion of the elongate member is configured to be disposed within a kidney of a patient. The second portion of the elongate member, which has a sidewall that defines a lumen, is configured to deliver fluid from a first location of the sidewall of the second portion to a second location of the sidewall of the second portion via capillary action. The second portion of the elongate member is configured to be disposed within at least one of a bladder and a ureter of the patient.
Claims16
A ureteral stent comprising:
- an elongate member having a first portion and a second portion, the second portion having a sidewall that defines a single lumen, the first portion being coupled to the second portion, the first portion configured to be disposed within a kidney of a patient, the sidewall of the second portion of the elongate member is configured to deliver fluid from a first location of the sidewall of the second portion to a second location of the sidewall of the second portion via at least one of capillary action and wicking, the second portion of the elongate member configured to be disposed within at least one of a bladder of a patient and a ureter of the patient, at least a portion of the first portion being disposed within the lumen.
A ureteral stent comprising:
- an elongate member having a first portion and a second portion, the second portion having a substantially solid cylindrical shape, the first portion being coupled to the second portion, the first portion configured to be disposed within a kidney of a patient, the first portion having a length such that the first portion terminates in at least one of the kidney and ureter of the patient, the second portion of the elongate member configured to deliver fluid from a first location of the second portion to a second location of the second portion via at least one of capillary action and wicking, the second portion of the elongate member configured to be disposed within at least one of a bladder of a patient and the ureter of the patient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.